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Luxury tax penalties aren’t worth cutting costs for the Yankees

The big question for the Yankees this offseason is whether or not the team will spend beyond the 2019 competitive balance tax limit of $206 million. Every other question - whether Bryce Harper or Manny Machado becomes a Yankee, if there’s a real desire to take on a big contract in a trade if it means landing a true ace - becomes moot if the team is determined to remain under the CBT threshold next season.

Some people - Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner included - have sung the praises of staying below the CBT “cap”, because the team doesn’t want to be “lining the pockets” of the rest of the league.